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Sanford approves Waste Pro rate adjustment amid landfill cost debate
Summary
After staff recommended denying an extraordinary rate adjustment tied to county landfill fee increases, the commission approved Waste Pro's request. Waste Pro said CPI caps and recent county tipping-fee hikes made the change necessary; staff said billing impacts to residents would be modest (about $0.23/month).
The Sanford City Commission voted Feb. 10 to approve Waste Pro's request for an extraordinary rate adjustment, after a disputed presentation about whether recent Seminole County landfill fee increases constituted an "extraordinary" factor.
Brent Johnson, the city's Public Works and Utilities director, told commissioners staff viewed the landfill-cost increases as part of routine business and initially recommended denying the request. "We consider this the cost of doing business, and, therefore, we have denied their request," Johnson said during his presentation on the contract and…
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